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Key findings
• The majority of respondents were not considering moving, but about a third expressed an interest in doing so. Of those who wanted to move, most said that they would not have the resources to do so.
• Respondents saw economic, rather than climate, as the most prevalent reason for community members to migrate. However, climate hazards are closely interrelated with economic drivers.
• Among those who expressed an interest in mobility, the vast majority expressed an interest in moving abroad, most commonly to Oman or Saudi Arabia.
• Separation of households was prevalent in mobility. Young men migrating alone were the most common profile of people moving from Al Maharah.
• The vast majority of respondents reported being affected by climate-related hazards and thought that they were getting worse, which might indicate an increasing role of climate change impacts in decision-making. IDPs and migrants emerged as particularly vulnerable to these hazards, with limited resources to adapt.
• Fishing, which is highly climate dependent, was the largest single source of livelihoods. However, many have a diversified set of livelihoods, which offers some resilience against climate hazards, and most respondents said they were able to afford their basic needs and access services. That said, broader community resilience mechanisms capable of withstanding climate stressors appear to be minimal, and support was largely deemed limited, sporadic, and largely inadequate.